Jack's Family Restaurant has proposed bringing its hand-breaded chicken and biscuits to Memphis.
WhatNow reported on a proposed Jack's Family Restaurant location in Memphis, according to WhatNow. The report describes the proposed restaurant as a new Memphis location.
A separate May 2026 WhatNow report covered plans for a new Jack's Family Restaurant location.
Hiring Already Underway Despite Pending Approvals
Jack's careers page provides general information about employment opportunities, according to Indeed.
The project remains subject to the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development's applicable review process.
A Southern Staple Expanding Beyond Its Alabama Roots
Jack's traces its history back to 1960, when founder Jack Caddell opened a walk-up hamburger stand in Homewood, Alabama. Customers could buy 15-cent fries, 10-cent sodas, and 20-cent milkshakes, and the chain has since grown to 285 locations across six Southern states, according to Tasting Table. WhatNow's report covers the proposed Memphis location. The menu still centers on hand-breaded chicken, burgers, and biscuits made fresh every morning, alongside breakfast and late-night offerings.
Much of that growth traces back to August 2019, when New York-based private equity firm AEA Investors acquired the chain, when Jack's operated roughly 170 units, according to AEA Investors. The proposed Jack's location is one piece of a broader 2026 Memphis-area push that also includes a Jack's location at 3385 Austin Peay Highway.
Winchester Road's Ongoing Commercial Turnover
The Winchester Road corridor has seen attention in 2026. Just up the corridor, Hoodline has covered local commercial activity in its report on the commercial activity. The report concerns local commercial activity.
The corridor remains a focus of commercial attention. For now, the Jack's proposal remains one more entry in a commercial corridor that continues to see new investment as the project works through the approval process.
